Chapter 185 Shadow Killer's Target

Thinking about the people Ying Sha had killed in his past life, which one wasn't a leading figure of their time? Nie Yan hadn't expected that Ying Sha's first target would most likely be himself! This proved that he and the Ni Ren Tribe had begun to stand out on this stage, being taken seriously by the players. Even if Ying Sha's assassination could threaten him to a certain extent, it was only him personally. Even if he was assassinated, the Ni Ren Tribe would still stand tall!

"You can still laugh," Guo Huai said, depressed.

"You should be happy. The fact that the Caesar Empire and Holy Light Flame hired Ying Sha to deal with me shows their fear. They're afraid the Ni Ren Tribe will shake their position. What's the rush for us? They're the ones who should be worried," Nie Yan said. As a guild leader, they must maintain this calm and composed attitude.

"Alright, I admit you have a point," Guo Huai said helplessly. How could Nie Yan always associate everything with the good side?

Nie Yan smiled.

"Enough with the bad news. I also have a few good news items to tell you. Players have been ranking the strength of several guilds online, and the Ni Ren Tribe has already been ranked ahead of Holy Light Flame, the Caesar Empire, and the Holy Roman Empire. They call the Ni Ren Tribe the Hall of Experts, and many skilled players are starting to flock to our side. Our two branch guilds, the Mage Tribe and the Warrior Tribe, have also developed. Due to the relatively low membership requirements, both of these guilds have reached the maximum of 20,000 for a level 1 guild. I've opened three more branch guilds: the Paladin Tribe, the Thief Tribe, and the Priest Tribe. I plan to have the elite members of these guilds upgrade them to level 2 guilds," Guo Huai said. The speed of the guild's expansion exceeded his expectations, which was astonishing.

"The development is good. Transfer the stronger members from these five branch guilds to our Ni Ren Tribe," Nie Yan said. Developing branch guilds was an inevitable trend. Players with poor strength couldn't join the Ni Ren Tribe, but resources couldn't be wasted either.

"Several guilds have also started contacting us, preparing to merge into our guild," Guo Huai said.

"We need to be careful about these guilds," Nie Yan said. Who knew if any of them harbored ulterior motives?

"I understand. I'll carefully review them. It's impossible for them to join for now," Guo Huai nodded. He was very cautious when handling this matter.

The Ni Ren Tribe was thriving. Although the Holy Light Flame and the Caesar Empire were expanding, the Ni Ren Tribe hadn't fallen behind, and its expansion speed was much faster than theirs. After these few major battles, the Ni Ren Tribe's reputation had greatly increased, and its players' morale was high. Even the Holy Roman Empire benefited from this. The Holy Light Flame and the Caesar Empire had just suffered a crushing defeat, and their prestige had been greatly reduced. With this ebb and flow, the Ni Ren Tribe no longer feared the Holy Light Flame and the Caesar Empire.

Nie Yan could completely treat this with a leisurely attitude. The rise of the Ni Ren Tribe was unstoppable. As long as the Ni Ren Tribe was given some time to narrow the gap with the Holy Light Flame and the Caesar Empire, they would trample the Holy Light Flame and the Caesar Empire under their feet sooner or later.

The players of the Ni Ren Tribe had begun to enjoy the glory brought by the rise of the guild. This glory would make the players of the Ni Ren Tribe more united, building an indestructible fortress!

"Anything else?" Nie Yan asked.

"Nothing else," Guo Huai said. He understood that Nie Yan might be doing an important task, so he didn't disturb him too much.

After disconnecting the voice call, Nie Yan continued searching for the Chapter of Kindness. He searched in the forest for about an hour, but still didn't find anything.

He only heard that the Chapter of Kindness was discovered in Sonia's Moonlight Grove, but he didn't know the exact location. He could only run around like a headless fly.

Countless players came here in his past life to retrieve the Chapter of Kindness, but many were killed and sent back. Finally, a mage with strong control abilities cleared the monsters in the Moonlight Grove and took away the Chapter of Kindness. Nie Yan had forgotten his name. He didn't keep the Chapter of Kindness for long after he got it.

Nie Yan dodged a large number of Rock Moon Bears and entered a dense jungle. The dense leaves blocked the sunlight, leaving only white beams of light projecting through the gaps between the trees.

These white beams of light were as bright and flawless as moonlight, emitting a faint, cold glow.

His gaze locked onto the front.

In an open space in the forest ahead, a round stone platform stood in a beam of pure white light. The stone platform was exquisitely carved, covered with various strange elven runes. On top of the round stone platform, a crescent-shaped stone hovered quietly, releasing a faint white glow.

'You have discovered a strange stone in the center of the Moonlight Grove. According to the old mage in the slums of Carol City, that is the Moonlight Stone of the Bai (white) elves, which can change the sun, moon, and stars, allowing day and night to be replaced. It is what allows the Bai elves to have long lives. It can give mages abundant, endless magic power.'

Nie Yan looked at this system message and his heart stirred. Could this be a quest?

Was it related to the Chapter of Kindness? He had been searching near here for so long but hadn't found any trace of the Chapter of Kindness. Maybe this Moonlight Stone was the key.

Nie Yan walked towards the Moonlight Stone in front of him. A mysterious force seemed to be pulling him, and he slowly reached out his hand, touching the Moonlight Stone. A gentle force filled his entire body.

The moment Nie Yan touched the Moonlight Stone, the surrounding scene changed continuously. The trees withered and disappeared rapidly, and the sun and moon in the sky rotated quickly, faster and faster. The light and shadow changed, as if traveling through time.

It seemed like thousands of years had passed, leaving only an endless wilderness between heaven and earth. It was a silent night, with a bright moon in the sky, its light pure and flawless.

When Nie Yan looked down, he found that the stone platform in front of him was gone. In the dark wilderness, strange rocks jutted out, and the visibility was very low. Dim and flickering lights could be seen in the distance.

System: You have entered the Moonlight Secret Realm.

Nie Yan didn't know what this Moonlight Secret Realm was. He guessed that he might have entered a quest map. He checked and found that he couldn't use teleport scrolls or random teleport scrolls here.

For Nie Yan, his escape route had been cut off.

The lights in the distance might be a guide. Nie Yan walked in the dark wilderness, heading in the direction of the lights.

The surroundings were eerily quiet, without any sound.

Worried about some unknown danger, Nie Yan slowed down, his every step very cautious.

Just then, he suddenly felt an odd sensation in his heart, as if he was being watched by something. He searched for the source of that odd sensation.

His perception expanded to the maximum in the silent darkness. Nie Yan quickly looked into the distant darkness, Eye of Truth! Nie Yan's eyes were bloodshot, and the blood vessels around his eyes were exposed, penetrating the darkness. He saw a black shadow flash past.

He found it!

In the instant before it disappeared, Nie Yan cast a Super Identification.

It melted into the darkness, never to be found again. Even if Nie Yan perceived it again, he couldn't detect its existence.

Nie Yan looked at the information obtained by the Super Identification.

Illusory Image of Truth (Nie Yan): Level 35, HP 963963.

Nie Yan's heart trembled. Who was this guy, his phantom?

Nie Yan understood the main brain's intention a little. The main brain was testing him with illusions! An illusion controlled by the main brain with attributes stronger than his. Nie Yan's goal was to defeat it!

"Fighting myself, come on!" Nie Yan gripped his dagger and entered stealth.

His eyes searched in the darkness, looking for the other party's figure, and slowly moved forward.

Just then, Nie Yan suddenly felt a crisis coming from behind him. He was shocked. This guy could see through his invisibility!

The phantom's attributes were much higher than Nie Yan's. Its perception attribute could naturally sense Nie Yan's location. Its sneak attack was extremely fierce.

The phantom's dagger stabbed towards the back of Nie Yan's head. A muffled attack landed, and the dagger was chilling.

Nie Yan sensed the danger one step ahead of time. He suddenly turned around to dodge the phantom's attack, and an attack stabbed towards the phantom's forehead, without using a stun skill.

The phantom suddenly took a few steps back and entered stealth again, disappearing from Nie Yan's sight.

As he had expected, this guy was testing him, looking for his weaknesses, and trying to trick him into using his skills!

The combat intelligence of the phantom controlled by the main brain was not inferior to any human!

After Nie Yan dodged the attack, just as he was about to enter stealth, a figure rushed over from his side, and the dagger stabbed towards Nie Yan's back with lightning speed.

That speed was even a bit faster than Nie Yan's.

Block!

At the moment when the phantom was about to attack him, Nie Yan turned around, and his left-hand dagger blocked the phantom's attack with a backhand. With a clanging sound, the two daggers collided, making a crisp sound. The dagger in his right hand, like a nimble snake, directly struck the phantom's forehead.

The phantom suddenly disappeared and dodged Nie Yan's attack.

Nie Yan's attack missed, and his heart shivered slightly. The way this guy dodged his attack was clearly Shadow Waltz!

When Nie Yan wanted to look for the phantom again, he couldn't find it anymore.

In his previous life, Nie Yan had heard that such plots would occasionally appear in quests. Players described the situations they encountered in such quests and posted them on the forums. Nie Yan didn't read them carefully, but he had seen a statistic that the probability of winning such quests was no more than 1%. Without exception, those who won received amazing rewards. Some received a large number of attribute rewards, some received powerful skills, and some even received sub-legendary items.

He wondered what his reward would be. An illusion controlled by the AI, Nie Yan smiled confidently.

After all, the AI was just a program. Although it could process any powerful data stream, it could never understand human cunning.